FEDERAL CONTRACTING ACRONYM GUIDE
A
AAR
ACAT
ACO
ACQ
ACS
ACWP
ADA
ADPE
AI
ALIN
ANS
ANSI
AVBS
After Action Report
Acquisition Category
Administrative Contracting Officer
Acquisition
Assistant Chief of Staff
Actual Cost of Work Performed
Americans with Disabilities Act
Automated Data Processing Equipment
Action Item
Agreement Line Item Number
American National Standard
American National Standards Institute
Automated Best Value System
B/L
B&P
BAA
BAC
BAFO
BAT
BD
BDO
BMM
BOA
BOS
BPA
Bill of Lading
Bid and Proposal
Broad Agency Announcement
Budgeted Cost at Completion
Best and Final Offer
Best Available Technology
Business Development
Blanket Delivery Order
Business Matchmaking
Basic Ordering Agreement
Business Opportunity Specialist
Blanket Purchase Agreement
CA
CAD
CAGE
CAO
CAS
CBI
CBO
CCDR
CCR
CDD
CDRL
CEA
CFR
CFSR
CICA
CID
CIO
CLIN
Cooperative Agreement
Computer Assisted Design
Commercial and Government Entity
Congressional Affairs Office
Cost Accounting Standards
Confidential Business Information
Congressional Budget Office
Contract Cost Data Report
Central Contractor Registration
Contract Delivery Date
Contract Data Requirements List
Cost Effective Analysis
Code of Federal Regulations
Contract Funds Status Report
Competition in Contracting Act
Commercial Item Description
Chief Information Officer
Contract Line Item Number
B
C
CM
CMM
CMMI
CMO
CMT
CO
COB
CONUS
COR
COTR
COTS
CPAF
CPARS
CPFF
CPIF
CPN
CPR
CRADA
CY
Configuration Management
Capability Maturity Model
Capability Maturity Model-Integrated
Contract Management Office
Contract Management Team
Contracting Officer
Close of Business
Continental United States
Contracting Officer Representative
Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative
Commercial Off-the-Shelf
Cost Plus Award Fee
Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Cost Plus Incentive Fee
Contract Payment Notice
Cost Performance Report
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Calendar Year
DACA
DARO
DARPA
DCAA
DCMA
DEL
DFARS
DHS
DI
DIC
DID
DLA
DLH
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOI
DOJ
DOL
DOS
DOT
DUNS
DVD
DZ
Days After Contract Award
Days After Receipt of Order
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Management Agency
Delivery
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Department of Homeland Security
Document Identifier
Document Identifier Code
Data Item Description
Defense Logistics Agency
Direct Labor Hour
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Data Universal Numbering System
Direct Vendor Delivery
Dozen
D
E
EA
EB
EC
ECP
EDD
EDI
EDOP
EEO
EFT
EO
EOM
ETA
ETC
Each
Electronic Business
Electronic Commerce
Engineering Change Proposal
Estimated Delivery Date
Electronic Data Interchange
Expedited Delivery Order Process
Equal Employment Opportunity
Electronic Funds Transfer
Executive Order
End of Month
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimate to Complete
FAQ
FAR
FAS
FASA
FFP
FFRDC
FIPS
FISMA
FLSA
FMS
FMV
FOIA
FPI
FPL
FSC
FSN
FSS
FTE
FY
FYI
Frequently Asked Question
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Federal Acquisition Service
Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act
Firm Fixed Price
Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Security Management Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Foreign Military Sales
Fair Market Value
Freedom of Information Act
Fixed Price Incentive
Federal Procurement List
Federal Supply Classification
Federal Stock Number
Federal Supply Schedules
Full Time Equivalent
Fiscal Year
For Your Information
G&A
GAA
GAO
GBL
GFE
GFM
GFP
GOCO
GPO
GSA
GSARS
GWAC
General and Administrative
General Agency Agreement
Government Accountability Office
Government Bill of Lading
Government Furnished Equipment
Government Furnished Materials
Government-Furnished Property
Government Owned, Contractor Operated
Government Printing Office
General Services Administration
General Services Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Government-wide Acquisition Contract
F
G
H
HBCUs
HCA
HQ
HR
HUB
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Head of Contracting Activity
Headquarters
Human Resources
Historically Underutilized Business
IA
IAW
IDIQ
IFB
IG
IQC
ISO
ISSA
IV&V
IT
Information Assurance
In Accordance With
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
Invitation for Bid
Inspector General
Indefinite Quantity Contract
International Standards Organization (or International
Organization for Standardization)
Inter/Intra Service Support Agreement
Independent Validation and Verification
Information Technology
KM
KSPH
Knowledge Management
Keystrokes per Hour
LAN
LOA
LOB
LOE
LOP
LT
Local Area Network
Letter of Offer and Acceptance
Line of Business
Level of Effort
Letter of Procurement
Lot
M&IE
MBDC
MBE
MILSPEC
MIL-STD
MOA
MOU
Meals and Incidental Expense
Minority Business Development Center
Minority Business Entrepreneur
Military Specification
Military Standard
Memorandum of Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding
NAICS
NARA
NASA
NASFARS
NDI
NIIN
NIST
NLT
NSN
NTE
North American Industry Classification System
National Archives and Records Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics Space Administration FAR Supplement
Non-Developmental Item
National Item Identification Number
National Institute of Standards and Technology
No Later Than
National Stock Number
Not to Exceed
I
K
L
M
N
O
O/A
OCONUS
OCR
OFPP
OMB
OPM
OSDBU
OSHA
OWBO
On or About
Outside the Continental United States
Optical Character Recognition
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Personnel Management
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
P/N
PAR
PCO
PCR
PEO
PES
PID
PIN
PIV
PK
PL
PMP
PO
POA&M
POC
PPIRS
PR
PRDA
Part Number
Payroll, Accounting and Reporting System
Procuring Contracting Officer
Procurement Center Representative
Program Executive Officer
Professional Engineering Services
Procurement Item Description
Personal Identification Number
Personal Identity Verification
Package
Public Law
Program Management Plan
Purchase Order
Plan of Action and Milestones
Point of Contact
Past Performance Information Retrieval System
Pair; Peer Review(s); Purchase Request
Program Research and Development Announcement
QA
QAB
QBL
QC
QMS
QPL
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Program
Qualified Bidders List
Quality Control
Quality Management System
Qualified Products List
R&D
RD&D
RDD
RDDTE
Research and Development
Research, Development and Demonstration
Required Delivery Date
Research, Development, Demonstration, Testing and
Evaluation
Request for Bid
Request for Information
Radio Frequency Identification
Request for Proposal
Request for Quotation
P
Q
R
RFB
RFI
RFID
RFP
RFQ
S
SADBUS
SAT
SBA
SBAC
SBDC
SBIC
SBIR
SBSA
SDB
SDV
SDVOSB
SEC
SF
SIC
SIN
SKN
SKU
SOO
SOP
SOW
SSA
SSA
SSN
STTR
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Specialist
System Acceptance Test
Small Business Administration
Small Business Advisory Committee
Small Business Development Center
Small Business Investment Company
Small Business Innovation Research
Small Business Set Aside
Small Disadvantaged Business
Service Disabled Veteran
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Securities and Exchange Commission
Standard Form
Standard Industrial Classification Codes
Special Item Number
Stock Keeping Number
Stock Keeping Unit
Statement of Objectives
Standard Operating Procedure
Statement of Work
Source Selection Authority
Social Security Administration
Social Security Number
Small Business Technology Transfer Program
T&M
TBA
TCO
TD
T for C
T for D
TIN
TINA
TIPS
TQM
TTN
Time and Materials
To be Announced
Termination Contracting Officer
Technology Development
Termination for Convenience
Termination for Default
Taxpayer Identification Number
Truth in Negotiations Act
Technical Information Packages
Total Quality Management
Technology Transfer Network
U/I
UCC
UPC
USC
USG
Unit of Issue
Universal Commercial Code
Universal Product Code
United States Code
United States Government
V&V
VAR
VC
VSC
Verification and Validation
Value Added Reseller
Venture Capital(ist)
Vendor Support Center
T
U
V
W
WAWF
WBC
WBE
WBS
WOSB
Wide Area Work Flow
Women’s Business Centers
Women’s Business Enterprise
Work Breakdown Structure
Woman-Owned Small Business
XO
Executive Officer
YOB
YR
YTD
Year of Birth
Year
Year to Date
X
Y